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Title: Maxwell McGaughey Hamilton papers
Date (inclusive): 1916-1957
Collection Number: XX079
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
4 manuscript boxes
(1.7 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Reports, memoranda, correspondence, lectures, press releases, and printed matter, relating to American foreign policy toward
China, Japan, and other government officials concerning economic and political conditions in Japan and Manchuria, 1933-1934.
Creator:
Hamilton, Maxwell McGaughey, 1896-1957
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
[Identification of item], Maxwell McGaughey Hamilton papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library &
Archives.
| 1896, December 20 | Born, Tahlequah, Oklahoma |
| 1918 | Litt. B., Princeton University |
| 1920-1924 | Student interpreter in U.S. Legation in China |
| 1924-1927 | U.S. Consular Service in China |
| 1927-1931 | Assigned to Division of Far Eastern Affairs, U.S. Department of State |
| 1931-1937 | Assistant Chief, Division of Far Eastern Affairs |
| 1937-1943 | Chief, Division of Far Eastern Affairs |
| 1943-1944 | Minister Counselor in U.S. Embassy in U.S.S.R. |
| 1944 | Special Assistant to Secretary of State |
| 1945-1947 | U.S. Minister to Finland |
| 1949 | Appointed chairman, Far Eastern Commission |
Subjects and Indexing Terms
United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States
Japan -- Foreign relations -- United States
United States -- Foreign relations -- Japan
China -- Economic conditions -- 1912-1949
China -- Foreign relations -- United States
United States -- Foreign relations -- China
Japan -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945
Diplomats -- United States
China -- Politics and government -- 1912-1949
Finland -- Foreign relations -- United States
Japan -- Politics and government -- 1912-1945
Manchuria (China) -- Economic conditions
Manchuria (China) -- Politics and government
United States -- Foreign relations -- Finland
United States. Department of State